Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Faculty
Organization
Found in 231 Collections and/or Records:
James P. Pitts (1944- ) Papers, (1961-2013)
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/196
Abstract
Sociologist, educator, and university dean and vice president, James P. Pitts (1944- ) received his B.A. in Political Science and M.A., and Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. His papers fill 7 boxes, and span the years 1961 to 2013. Composed of newspaper clippings, press releases, curricula vitae, correspondences, and published work, the papers contain Pitts' writings, awards, and a scrapbook and jersey from his time at Northwestern.
Dates:
1961-2013
Kenyon E. Poole (1909-1988) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/10/9
Abstract
The Kenyon E. Poole Papers occupy 1.5 boxes and span the period 1929-1978, with the bulk of the material from 1944 to 1960. The papers consist principally of correspondence, but also include biographical materials, teaching files, papers presented before professional organizations, and publications.
Dates:
1929 - 1978; Other: Majority of material found within 1944 - 1960
“Professors I'll Never Forget" Collection and 1975 N.U. Professors Exhibit
Collection
Identifier: 32/2
Abstract
The series consists letters from former Northwestern students answering an ad placed by Professor Harold Williamson of the N.U. History Project in the 1975 Spring issue of the Northwestern Alumni News, describing memories of favorite professors. The response to “Professors I'll Never Forget” was overwhelming, with people writing letters not only about one favorite professor but two, three, and sometimes four or five. Since the response to Professor Williamson's published...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found within 1975
James A. Rahl (1917-1994) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/34
Abstract
James Andrew Rahl received his J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1942. During his early career he was employed with the Litigation Section of the Enforcement Branch, United States Office of Price Administration, and liaison officer to the Joint Congressional Committee to Investigate the Pearl Harbor Disaster. Rahl joined the faculty at the Northwestern School of Law in 1946. He served as dean of the school from 1972 through 1977 and, in 1974, was appointed Northwestern's...
Dates:
1938 - 1995; Other: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989
John Ritchie (1904-1988) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/23
Abstract
Known for his work in the field of estate law, John Ritchie held the position of dean and John Henry Wigmore Professor of Law at the Northwestern University School of Law from 1957 to 1972. The John Ritchie papers date between ca. 1931 and 1988 although the great bulk of the materials span the period from 1957 through 1966. The papers are divided into four subseries: biographical materials, records pertaining to the Association of American Law Schools, records relating to the American Bar...
Dates:
approximately 1931 - 1988
Claudia Webster Robinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: 20/50
Abstract
Claudia Webster Robinson was an Instructor in Dramatic Production at Northwestern University from 1944 to 1952. During her years at Northwestern, Robinson directed many productions. She was known for her unusual and obscure choices for theatrical productions, and of their excellence. The Claudia Webster Robinson papers are housed in three boxes and date from 1939 to 1987. The papers are comprised of class notes, syllabi, exams, and student papers. Scripts, notes, and sheet music from...
Dates:
1939-1967
George T. Romani (1917-1977) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/16/5
Abstract
The George T. Romani Papers comprise 11 boxes of material generated during his career as a college student and teacher, 1935-1977. The papers are divided into five general categories: Biographical Materials, Student Materials: University of California-Berkeley, Correspondence, Academic Files and Writings and Research. The bulk of the collection consists of his Academic Files which span Romani's thirty year career at Northwestern University, 1947-1977. His research focused on European...
Dates:
1935-1977
Victor G. Rosenblum (1925-2006) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 17/37
Abstract
Victor G. Rosenblum was a nationally recognized scholar in both administrative and constitutional law. He helped to found Northwestern’s Program on Law and Social Sciences. Rosenblum held several academic positions from Professor of Law, to Director of Northwestern Law School’s Graduate Studies Program. Rosenblum was an active member of numerous professional associations. He held several positions at the American Bar Association as well as being extremely active in various civil rights...
Dates:
1943 - 2006; Other: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1987
Ernest Samuels (1903-1996) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/11/5
Abstract
Ernest Samuels entered the University of Chicago as a pre-law student in 1919. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy in Law and French in 1923 and immediately entered the University of Chicago Law School. In 1930 he then returned to Chicago to pursue a long standing interest in literature. From January to August 1931 he resumed his studies at the University of Chicago, this time in the English Department. After holding several academic positions, Samuels was appointed Instructor of English in...
Dates:
1918 - 1995; Other: Majority of material found within 1942 - 1971
Lew Sarett (1888-1954) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 20/9
Abstract
Lew R. Sarett was a professor of English and public speaking at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University. The Lew Sarett Papers illuminate Sarett's personality and methods as a successful and popular teacher and poet. The Papers also shed light on a time period in American history when themes of respect for nature and for Native Americans found a receptive audience among poetry lovers and lecture audiences. The Papers are arranged in six general categories: Biographical...
Dates:
1902-1978
Paul A. Schilpp (1897-1993) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/20/7
Abstract
The Paul A. Schilpp Papers fill one box, spanning the years 1935 to 1993, and providing an overview of Schilpp's life and career as a Northwestern University professor of philosophy and a Methodist minister. The bulk of the materials consist of newspaper clippings, press releases, and articles and reprints of journal publications as well as a small amount of biographical material and correspondence.
Dates:
1936-1993
School of Education Records of The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Robert L. Church
Collection
Identifier: 14/17
Abstract
The series, arranged in twenty six boxes, is comprised of the administrative records of Robert L. Church, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Education, 1974-1979. The bulk of the records document Church's deanship at the School of Education. A small amount of materials relate to Church's position as faculty member of the School of Education (1970-1974) prior to becoming the associate dean. The activities of the associate dean are documented in five subseries of records: general...
Dates:
1965 - 1986; Other: Majority of material found within 1974 - 1979
School of Speech Faculty Minutes
Collection
Identifier: 20/19
Abstract
The minutes of the meetings of the faculty of the School of Speech document the development of policy and other administrative matters of the School from its inception in 1892 through 1968. Among various matters recorded in the minutes are the adoption of new or revised rules and degree requirements, curricular changes, committee appointments, reports of committees, recommendations for student awards and honors and for promotion and graduation of students, and student petitions.
Dates:
1892-1968
Kurt Schwerin (1902-1995) Papers, 1902-1995
Collection
Identifier: 17/33
Abstract
Kurt Schwerin was principally known as a law librarian. After writing the well respected volume Classification for International Law his role as a leading figure among American law librarians was established. In 1948, he came to the Northwestern University Law Library to help develop the foreign law collection. Under his supervision, the foreign law collection would become one of the leading collections of its kind in the country. The Kurt Schwerin Papers fill thirty archival boxes, spanning...
Dates:
1902-1995
Franklin D. Scott (1901-1994) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/16/9
Abstract
Franklin D. Scott joined the faculty at Northwestern University in 1935, where he remained until his retirement in 1969. Scott's research interests included Sweden and Scandinavia. Upon retiring, Scott became the curator of Nordic Collections at the Honnold Library at Pomona College. Scott died in 1994. The Franklin D. Scott Papers, spanning the years from 1923 through 1982, comprise eight boxes and are arranged in six sub-series: biographical materials, correspondence, teaching materials,...
Dates:
1923-1988
Walter Bernard Scott (1906-1980) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 20/29
Abstract
Teacher, critic, and parodist Walter B. Scott taught Dramatic Literature in Northwestern's School of Speech (now the School of Communication) from 1939-1976. His Papers document his life, teaching career, and writings. A highlight of the collection is Scott's engagement with a vibrant group of colleagues.
Dates:
1906-2002
Walter Dill Scott (1869-1955) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 3/15/1
Abstract
The Walter Dill Scott Papers provide a partial view of a pioneering psychologist interested in the classification of military and industrial personnel, and a fairly comprehensive portrait of the administrative role of a Northwestern University president who sought to integrate the disparate components of a university in crisis and develop for it a national reputation. They also illustrate some of the problems faced by an American university during the Depression. The Walter Dill Scott Papers...
Dates:
1891-1977
Robert W. Sekuler (1939- ) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/23/7
Abstract
Sekular joined Northwestern's faculty in 1965 as a professor of psychology. His research interests were primarily in the fields of perception, vision, illusions, and reading, especially among the elderly. The Robert W. Sekuler Papers fill thirteen boxes and span the period 1960-1989. They are organized in five categories: correspondence, teaching files, research files, papers presented before professional organizations, and publications. Four folders of biographical materials are also...
Dates:
1960-1989
David Shemin (1911-1991) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 11/3/6/1
Abstract
The David Shemin papers fill four boxes and span the period from 1938 to 1998. The bulk of the papers relate to Shemin's tenure at Northwestern University and date from the late 1960s to the late 1980s. The papers are arranged into four categories: biographical material, general correspondence, subject files, and publications.
Dates:
1938-1998, and undated; Other: Majority of material found within 1966 - 1989
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